British Columbia’s K-12 public education sector employs approximately 34,000 unionized support staff in a variety of positions including custodians, trades and maintenance workers, education assistants, clerical, accounting, and information technology. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) is the largest union representing support staff in the K-12 sector.
Collective Agreement Administration
BCPSEA provides advice and assistance with interpretation and application of the provisions of the local support staff collective agreements in BC's public school districts. BCPSEA also appoints employer representatives to the Public Education Benefits Trust.
